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European road freight prices leap as available capacity plummets

Posted on 9th June 2021 at 15:33

European road freight prices leap as available capacity plummets

European road freight spot prices jumped by more than 8% in May to a three-year high as available capacity plummeted to a three-year low, according to the latest monthly analysis by Transporeon, which attributed the changes largely to signs of economic recovery after the worst effects of the pandemic.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/European-road-freight-prices-leap-as-available-capacity-plummets/79255.htm#.YMDP__lKiUk

DFDS LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE FROM SHEERNESS TO CALAIS

Posted on 12th April 2021 at 11:30

DFDS LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE FROM SHEERNESS TO CALAIS

The service will start on the 1st of June and will offer one daily sailing in each direction between the two ports.

The service will be operated by the Gothia Seaways, which can carry up to 165 unaccompanied freight units (trailers or containers without drivers).

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dfds-launches-new-service-sheerness-calais?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-04-09-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledfdslaunchesnewservicesheernesscalais

Disruption to cross-Channel trade if France added to COVID 'red list'

Posted on 25th March 2021 at 18:20

Disruption to cross-Channel trade if France added to COVID 'red list'

Travel to and from France may be banned to control the spread of a 'third wave' of COVID-19 coronavirus from mainland Europe despite the move creating a risk of “very serious disruption” to food and medicine supplies, according to Boris Johnson.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Disruption-to-cross-Channel-trade-if-France-added-to-COVID-red-list/78739.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=6ef1e93e5c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YFzPSK_7SUk

New EU country measures bring border chaos to goods transport

Posted on 16th February 2021 at 09:27

New EU country measures bring border chaos to goods transport

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has urged the European Union (EU) to “stand firm” against new COVID-19 measures imposed by several member states,which it says are beginning to cause chaos to goods transport by road across Europe, in particular, on the key trade route from Italy northwards across the Brenner Pass, as well as on East-West corridors.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/COVID-New-EU-country-measures-bring-border-chaos-to-goods-transport/78471.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=eb857043e1&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCuNpmj7SUk

Felixstowe completes ro-ro upgrade

Posted on 10th February 2021 at 19:15

Felixstowe completes ro-ro upgrade

Work to allow the Port of Felixstowe to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels and improve the efficiency of vessel operations has been completed, the port’s operator revealed this week, reporting rising volumes in recent weeks due to the UK’s new import requirements for EU goods.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-completes-ro-ro-upgrade/78440.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=5b7f560e8c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCQsC-j7SUk

Sharp decline in EU-UK ‘short strait’ truck volumes

Posted on 5th February 2021 at 15:32

Sharp decline in EU-UK ‘short strait’ truck volumes

Truck volumes on short strait cross-Channel services in January showed a sharp decline on the same month last year and are understood to still be well below their normal levels in the first days of February, with one effect being that the new UK-EU customs clearance and other freight procedures have yet to be fully put to the test.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Sharp-decline-in-EU-UK-%E2%80%98short-strait%E2%80%99-truck-volumes/78408.htm#.YB1iPOj7SUk

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:43

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

A lack of demand for road freight capacity from the UK, as a result of export volumes to the EU falling well short of normal levels almost one month after the end of the Brexit transition period, is making it difficult for importers to find trucks willing to make the journey to Britain because it is less financially worthwhile for hauliers than was previously the case, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Decline-in-UK-road-borne-exports-also-hitting-imports/78333.htm#.YBf00-j7SUk

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

Posted on 12th January 2021 at 10:10

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

As prices soar to multiple times their normal level, further hikes are expected later this month, with equipment shortages, port delays and lack of capacity set to continue right up to lunar new year in mid-February.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Record-Asia-Europe-ocean-freight-rates-rise-further/78232.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=c248a038cc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_1zNtj7SUk

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

Posted on 29th December 2020 at 17:54

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

The logistics industry has welcomed the signing of a Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU while highlighting the changes that lie ahead from the beginning of next year and the need to be fully prepared.

In broad terms, the agreement makes provision for the UK and the EU to have access to each other's markets, ensuring that imported goods will not be subject to tariffs or quotas, although they will still be subjected to checks and controls.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-logistics-industry-welcomes-Brexit-trade-deal/78153.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=43b0d9254b&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X-tqIdj7SUk

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

Posted on 3rd December 2020 at 11:39

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

UK government ministers criticised for failing to ensure enough customs agents have been trained to handle the expected surge in demand caused by the end of the UK’s Brexit transition period from EU rules from 1 January

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Brexit-border-%E2%80%98catastrophe%E2%80%99-warning-over-lack-of-customs-agents/77979.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=08dd299301&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8jKzdj7SUk

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